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Do you feel like Claptrap did?[0]. In all seriousness, good work. Sorry about the rejection, but it reminds me of the story about the Homebrew guy getting reje

Do you feel like Claptrap did?[0]. In all seriousness, good work. Sorry about the rejection, but it reminds me of the story about the Homebrew guy getting rejected by Google[1]. [0] https://youtu.be/hDzWw5rfefQ https://youtu.be/hDzWw5rfefQ [1] https://x.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768 https://x.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768

gherkinnn 1y ago
I have fond memories of playing Claptrap in Borderlands Presequel. None of my friends do though, his vaulthunter.EXE ability made few friends.
riedel 1y ago
Also Microsoft and AppGet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23331287 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23331287
JdeBP 1y ago
As discussed at length on this page at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808807 .
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
  Cool. Thanks for the link, but I wasn't actually trying to steal anyone's thunder, and ... I did read the article. Just felt that it wouldn't hurt to link to it. Also, that discussion gets pretty mean. Didn't feel like I wanted to send people there. I just wanted to give the guy a pat on the back, and bring some humor into it. Been there. Sucks.
  - ryandrake 1y ago
    I don't know--As a non-celebrity tech worker, it's actually kind of comforting to see a company that doesn't just automatically roll out the red carpet and grease internal wheels, just because a candidate once wrote some very popular software. It sounds like there are still companies that make you go through the same whiteboard hazing and non-deterministic hiring process as the rest of us mere mortals, regardless of how well known you are.
    - ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
      Actually, I don't disagree with some of the people that had issues with him, but I do have issues with folks that refuse to look at past performance, in general (I'm biased. I have a great deal of past performance, and can prove it). It was just a kind of nasty conversation, and I didn't feel that it was appropriate to deliberately send folks there. I'm not really into the whole "Make the Internet Darker for Everyone" schtick.

gherkinnn 1y ago

I have fond memories of playing Claptrap in Borderlands Presequel. None of my friends do though, his vaulthunter.EXE ability made few friends.

riedel 1y ago

Also Microsoft and AppGet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23331287 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23331287

JdeBP 1y ago

As discussed at length on this page at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44808807 .

ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
Cool. Thanks for the link, but I wasn't actually trying to steal anyone's thunder, and ... I did read the article. Just felt that it wouldn't hurt to link to it. Also, that discussion gets pretty mean. Didn't feel like I wanted to send people there. I just wanted to give the guy a pat on the back, and bring some humor into it. Been there. Sucks.
- ryandrake 1y ago
  I don't know--As a non-celebrity tech worker, it's actually kind of comforting to see a company that doesn't just automatically roll out the red carpet and grease internal wheels, just because a candidate once wrote some very popular software. It sounds like there are still companies that make you go through the same whiteboard hazing and non-deterministic hiring process as the rest of us mere mortals, regardless of how well known you are.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
    Actually, I don't disagree with some of the people that had issues with him, but I do have issues with folks that refuse to look at past performance, in general (I'm biased. I have a great deal of past performance, and can prove it). It was just a kind of nasty conversation, and I didn't feel that it was appropriate to deliberately send folks there. I'm not really into the whole "Make the Internet Darker for Everyone" schtick.